Fastener for garments and other articles



Oct 8, 1929- M. A, srREHLr-:IN l 1,731,066

FASTENER FOR GAEMENTS AND OTHER ARTICLES Filed Jan. 14. 192a @J/Zm @www 25 fastener of the kind named which is economiare engaged. 8 represents the aperture in 75 lK0 on the face thereof which is opposed to the and 13 corresponding apertures in disk la. 100

Patented Oct. 8, 1929 n UNITED .STATES PATENT OFFICE MARYA.. STREHLIN, OF EVANSTON, ILLINOIS FASTENERV'EOR GAR/MENTS AND OTHER ARTICLES.

Application filed January 14, 1928. Serial No. 246,730.

This invention relates to fasteners of the eye member of the fastening when the memkind termed hooks and eyes. f f bers forming the fastening are engaged, and Among the objects of the invention is to 2 a bead around the periphery thereof. 3 obtain a fastener comprising a disk, a hook represents a hook integral with disk 1, which 5 integral with said disk, and an additional is obtained'by cutting the sides and one end 55 disk with an eye integral with said additional thereof out of the body of the disk, and forcdisk, both disks provided with a bead around ing it up ont of the plane of said body. 4 the periphery thereof, which will come close lepresentsthe aperture in the disk which reto contact when the hook and eye are engaged. mains after the hook 3 is cut out of and An additional object is to obtain disks proforced up from the body of the disk. Hook vided respectively, with a hook and an eye 3 is preferably rounded at its end, as at 5, which are integral with the disks and eut from Figs. -1 and 5, to permit it to be easily inand 'forced out of the body of the disks. An serted in theeye, hereinafter described; and additional object is to obtain a fastener which the hook is what I term pear shaped, that is, is sightlyin appearance, the operationwhereits widest part is at the part thereof which 65 of is readily understood, and easily manipuextends through and is adjacent to one side lated by a person not particularly skilled in of the eye with which it co-acts, say at the mechanics. And a still further object is to broken line 6, Fig. 5. 7 represents the eye obtain a, hook and eye fastener of the kind member of the device which is obtained by named which, when the hook and the eye are cutting the sides thereof from the body of 70 joined, will not become disengaged when no disk 1, and forcing it out of the plane of the f strain is placed thereon, or when a strain in a body of said disk. Disk 11 is concave yon the determined direct-ion is put thereon. It is face thereof which is opposed to the hook also an object of this invention to obtain a member when the members of the fasteners cally made, is durable, and not liable to bethe disk which is caused by forcing eye'7 out come broken or out of order. therefrom. 9 represents the side or edge of In the drawing referred to Fig. 1 is a view the eye 7 which is adjacent to the part of the of a device embodying the invention taken hook 3 which is indicated by broken line G,

or viewed on line 1 1, of Fig. 3, in the direc* when the hook and eye are joined, or engaged. 80 tion indicated by arrows. Fig. 2 is a similar' 10 represents the inclined portion of the sides View of a disk and eye integral therewith, of the eye 7 which is adjacent to the body of separated from the hook member of the dethe disk, and 11 the sides of the eye with which vice. Fig. 3 is a vertical section of the device, the widest part of hook 3 (as at the broken taken on line 3 3 of Fig. 1 viewed as indiline 6,Fig. 5) comes in Contact when the hook 35 cated by arrows. Fig. t is a vertical section is being inserted in the eye. Said side walls of the device, taken on line' 444 yof Fig. 1, or members 11 are substantially parallel, and viewed as indicated by arrows. Fig. 5 is a preferably extend a distance from the top top plan view of a disk and hook integral of the eye slightly less than the thickness of 4o therewith forming one member of a device the metal forming hook 3, before meeting the 90 embodying the invention. And Fig. 6 is ay inclined members 10. And said members 11 top plan view of a disk and eye integral there are, preferably spaced apart a distance slightwith forming a member of a device embodyly less than the widest part of hook 3, so that ing the invention. a little s pring is given said hook as it is being i A reference character applied to designate joined to or engaged with said eye 7. This is e5 a given part indicates said part throughout to prevent the hookseparating from the eye the several figures of the drawing wherever when the strain is not continuous on the memthe same appears. bers in a determined direction after they are 1 represents a metal disk which is concave engaged. 12 represent apertures in disk 1,

The disks are secured to a garment or other article by thread through said apertures, or by metal prongs extending therethrough, as preferred, the exact manner of securing the disks to any base not being a part of my invention. 14, Figs. 3 and 5, represents the line on which the riser of the hook 3 is bent, when said hook is forced out of the body of the disk l. 15 represents the line of the bend between the riser of hook 3 and the portion thereof Which engages With eye T, said portion being substantie` ly parallel with the body of the disk. The end of the hook 3 is curved, as at 16, to enable the rounded end of the hook to be easily entered in the eye 7, 17, Figs. 4rand 6, represents the line of the bend of members l() adjacent to the body of the disk la.

Hook 3 and eye 7 are arranged relative to the beads 2 and 2, so that when said hook and eye are in engagement said beads are in contact, or very nearly so to contact. By having disks l and l, respectively, concave on the inner .sides thereof, as is illustrated in Figs. 3 and Ll, a space or chamber is obtained, when the hook and eye members are engaged, in which said hook and eye are positioned, and by placing beads 2 and 2 on said concave sides, as illustrated, said beads may come in contact While said members are being en* gaged, and remain in close contact after eneagenient, so that there is little liability of heir becoming disengaged when in use on arments.

I claim:

l. In a fastener, a disk provided With an aperture, the metal forced out of said disk to form said aperture arranged to constitute a hook, in combination With an additional disk provided ivith an aperture, the metal forced out of said additional disk to form the aperture therein arrano'ed to form an eye 'integral with the disk, said disks concave on the meeting sides tl ereof, and provided with peripheral beads arranged to come in close contact when said hook and eye are joined.

2. ln a fastener, a disk, a hook integral with said disk, and forced out of the body thereof, in combination with an additional disk, an eye integral With said additionaldisk and forced out of the body thereof, said eye comprising parallel side Walls, and said hook having a portion thereof of substantially the same Wi l, as the distance between said side Walls, said disk concave on the sides which are opposed when the hook and eye of the fasteners are engaged, with beads on said opposed sides.

3. In' a fastener, a disk, a liook'integral with said disk, and forced out of the body thereof, in combination with an additional disk, an eye integral with said additional disk and forced out of the body thereof, said eye comprising parallel side Walls and said hook having a portion thereof of substantially the Width the side Walls are spaced apart, and said disks concave on the sides which are opposed when the hook and eye are engaged and provided with beads on said opposite sides.

4. In a fastener, a disk provided with an aperture, the metal forced out. of said disk to form said aperture arranged to constitute a hook, in combination with an additional disk provided with an aperture, the metal forced out of said additional disk to form the aperture therein arranged to form an eye integral with the disk, said disks concave on the meeting sides thereof, and provided with peripheral edges arranged to come in close contact' when said hook and eye are joined.

MARY A. STREHLEIN.

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